Rated S for Science

Origins Scientific Research Society is an open science initiative that publishes independent research by students, citizen scientists, and professionals.

We are proudly part of the open science movement, publishing new content for passionate science lovers everywhere. With your help, Origins can continue to bring you open science with robust articles, captivating images, and interactive experiences created by us all for everyone.

Themes

Throughout the year, we publish new research collections from recent community submissions. All themes can be contributed to at any time. Additionally, field experts are invited to openly peer-review draft and published content at any time.

Stories In Stone

How do we learn and interpret the past which is recorded in stone? What stone remains exist today for us to study? What's the fascination with building stone monuments that mark celestial phenomena? What other evidence of the past do we have that isn't made of stone, and what do they mean? How have these Stories persisted through history and evolved?

Gadgets, Gears & Puzzle Pieces

The advancement of science as seen through objects! How did we get here with wireless technology, smart homes, the option to fly across the world, and more? From Fire to the James Webb Space Telescope, we're traveling through time watching science grow up into its modern mysterious splendor.

Game On!

Why do we game? What do we consider games? What's up with all these batteries and software updates all the time to even get to the game?! We're diving into the material and digital culture of gaming, across time and around the world. It's GAME ON!

It's Getting Hot in Here

Climate change is upon us, but what does that mean? How does climate even work? We're looking at climate and the weather, both past and present, to try and understand why the world works the way it does. Join us on our journey through the spheres of Earth to learn how they all work together, if humans have any impact at all, and our attempt to understand what all this climate change fuss is about.

A Dose of High

We're waging war on drugs. Smoke, visions, and needles: Past and present, drugs are a part of peoples' lives. Why is this? From psychedelic mushrooms to why you should vaccinate your children, this issue will look at disease, natural substances, and chemically engineered drugs which alter our lives either for better or worse.

Let's Get Digital: Keeping Up in Education

Educational technology is growing in the 21st Century, but is that a good thing? What impact does digital education have on students, communities, and those who teach? Can our educational budgets keep up with innovation? How is the world adopting the revolutionary concept of educational technology?

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A Global Community

You don't need a Ph.D. to share your research. Origins is an open science portal collecting knowledge in Creative Commons formats from our global community. Our free, open format can be shared and remixed by anyone.

Our Open Science Process

Science is a community effort.

Submit

Contributions are welcome from students, citizen scientists, and professionals of all science disciplines. Articles, photographs, videos, and other interactive media can be submitted at any time for editorial review for any Theme. If your topic isn't listed, let us know to open a new Theme for the community!

Publish

Year-round articles and media are published to Themes. Once your content is submitted for review, the Editor-in-Chief will work with you through the publishing process. Submissions can undergo open peer-review before, during, and post-publication to continually improve your work.

Review

We want to give you credit for your peer-review! You can choose to be featured in any issue simply as a peer reviewer, or be directly associated with the article you reviewed. We want to make science as open as possible and we cannot do it without passionate researchers and reviewers like you.

Patrons of Science

We're all volunteers at Origins maintaining the infrastructure and keeping your research openly available. If you'd like to support our labor and join our mission to start scholarships for budding scientists, you can become a Patron of Science!